principal meal

Example Sentences

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Many people rest better at night if their principal meal is taken at the middle of the day.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

And because just at the middle of the day we rest from our labor and prepare ourselves for the afternoon work, it is natural that we should eat our principal meal at that time.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David

The principal meal is eaten in the afternoon when they return from their plantations.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil

The canoes are moored by strong piassaba ropes in some recess of the bank, where they are protected against drifting trunks; the tents are erected, and preparations ensue for the principal meal.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various

He walked rapidly in the direction of Arcadia House, for this was the hour of the principal meal with the Doomsmen, and the streets were entirely deserted.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel